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Growing the Next Frontier for Cannabis
Trent Woloveck: American Cannabis Company (OTC:AMMJ)
He's really the kind of businessman who consistently aims to get down to the foundation of the problem at hand and he's here with us now, speaking on some of the most problematic issues of them all. He's an innovator, he's a communicator and he's a business connector, and through those skills and his vast array of other strengths, he is leading the American Cannabis Company (OTC:AMMJ)as COO and 'growing the next frontier!'
At the time, I had just moved from Ohio to Denver, Colorado to manage sales for Cardinal Health, a Fortune 19 pharmaceutical and medical supplies distributor. While I was living in Denver, my cousin who is an owner and operator, would always look at the samples and returns that I was bringing back from my dock and mention that she used that either at her dispensary or at her cultivation facility and asked if I could give it to her. I said "Sure, absolutely! Let me price you off and see if I can actually beat the pricing for what you're doing today." Long story short, I would and I had asked Cardinal Health to see if they wanted to become distributors in the space and unfortunately, they decided not to. So, I took the opportunity to start my own business and break into the space as a small business owner and entrepreneur.
What were you doing before the green rush?
Well, I graduated from the Miami University with a degree in finance, spent about a year and a half as a consultant specifically focused around Sarbanes-Oxley doing supply chain management, audits, and a few pre-IPO works, and then left there and did financial planning and analysis for Cardinal Health, eventually transferring into sales specifically around the physician office business for our inventory care division.
What are you doing to impact the industry?
The American Cannabis Company are what I would say are the bellwethers for the industry. We really are there as the markets are starting to look at how the rules and regulations affect their business models. We're able to work with individual entrepreneurs or businesses that are looking to develop and bring their expertise and their vision into these new markets to be able to best serve the patients of those states.
The American Cannabis Company are what I would say are the bellwethers for the industry. We really are there as the markets are starting to look at how the rules and regulations affect their business models.
We're with them from the inception of their business through the application and licensing process. Once we obtain the license for our clients, we then design and build out their facilities, whether it's for cultivating, refining, or dispensing the medicine. We are bringing to life what we promised the state in the application process and then we are there to ensure a successful implementation of the program and of the business. This not only positively affects the state and its given program, but more importantly it ensures medicinal access to patients of that state.
Describe your work ethic to us in one word.
Relentless.
Tell us about a time in your career that didn't go as planned and what you did about that? How did you handle it?
I graduated from Miami University with a focus in commercial and investment banking in 2008 and if you'll remember, that was the kickoff time for the Great Recession. Being a recent college graduate in a time when a massive amount of people were being let go from their jobs, was not ideal. So, it really prompted me to look and better understand what I exactly wanted to do. I had to put myself in a position where I could start a career in business that would be best for my situation.
I started right out of college and then began continually growing, learning, and challenging myself on an every-other-year basis. I think those are really values to live by in the ever-changing economic climate that the job market is in today.
What book have you read that you've been inspired by? Any particular read we should put on our list?
One of my all-time favorite books is Memos From The Chairman. It's a Warren Buffett book and it takes you through his thought process and gets into why he makes an investment and what he thinks makes a strong management team. If you know anything about Warren, he truly does invest in the management team, so it's great to see and understand what he looks for from that executive level of management. That's always been a great book for me to reference.
Then, the new book that I would recommend for people to go and check out is Bold by Stephen Kotler, which is about the advancement of technology and how it's really changing society's views on a lot of these businesses. It talks about Airbnb versus Hilton and what they've been able to accomplish in a very short amount of time versus what they've been building up for generations. Those are two books that I would lean on for advice.
What's the best advice you've ever gotten?
I would have to quote Biggie Smalls in this situation: "Don't get high on your own supply." But no, in all seriousness, I think as I've progressed in my career and have got to interact with a lot of individuals both outside and inside the cannabis industry, change is the only consistent in the business world and really, just life in general – Being able to understand and grasp that concept, is really the only way you're going to look at a situation and be able to determine the next best steps that will then yield the most success for you and your business.
In all seriousness, I think as I've progressed in my career and have got to interact with a lot of individuals both outside and inside the cannabis industry, change is the only consistent in the business world and really, just life in general…
How would you advise someone who wants to join the industry?
My advice would be to be patient and really understand what your strengths are – Look for the right opportunity; don't go out and just rush into the industry because its something that everyone is doing. Know your strengths, know your weaknesses, and really be able to say "Here are the two or three things that I truly believe I can help progress in this industry." Then, be patient and grow from there because that is really what it's going to take to drive the success of this industry as a whole.
What is a skill or trait that you think is necessary to make an impact in this industry?
I think the most important skill that I could tell people out there is to be adaptable and know and understand your audience because, as I'm sure a lot of people are aware, this was a very underground cottage industry previously, a bro-brah industry. Now, as we've seen it come above ground, we're seeing a lot of medical influence. People have come into the industry because we're starting to look at what the plant can do and achieve, as well as some very wealthy individual business men and women and corporations. So, being able to play and speak towards all three of those audiences is something you have to be able to adapt to and really be able to understand and speak their given language.
What are your thoughts on mega-corporations entering the cannabis space?
My two cents is that I think it's naïve for people not to think that this is a big business industry. It's a very well-known fact that statistics expect this industry to rise and become a $60 billion a year industry. That's big business! Now, only $2.7 billion of that is currently above ground and legally licensed, so we still have quite a long way to go to fill that gap. But again, it's inevitable that big business will come into this the market. They will see the growth potential and they will eventually step in.
Now, that being said, I feel like the progression of our industry will be similar to that of alcohol – Yes, there will be the big brands, but there will still be room for that mom and pop, micro-brew business as well. A lot of activists and people who have dedicated their careers to getting the industry to where it's at to this day, might be upset that big corporation is coming in. They just have to realize that there's still a niche in the market and it will always be there for them. Again, just look at alcohol.
A lot of activists and people who have dedicated their careers to getting the industry to where it's at to this day, might be upset that big corporation is coming in. They just have to realize that there's still a niche in the market and it will always be there for them. Again, just look at alcohol.
Is Hillary Clinton going to be president or not will probably be the first topic of conversation. Then, we'll be talking about what our outgoing president and our new incumbent president, are doing from a federal perspective in moving forward on medical cannabis as a whole; because by that time, I really do feel that we're going to be seeing anywhere from 30-35 states with a medical cannabis program in place. I think that will be the time when the national conversation will need to be had.


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National Day of Vietnam | Latest updated news - Page 1
Vietnam-Spain Continue to Strengthen Partnership and Cooperation
Vietnam and Spain are standing a good chance to further develop ties.
Vietnam News Today (Sep. 6): Vietnam, Laos Aiming for US$2 Billion in Bilateral Trade
Vietnam News Today (Sep. 6): Additional 2,161 Covid-19 cases reported on September 5; Localities attract three million visitors during National Day holiday; Vietnam, Laos aiming for US$2 billion in bilateral trade; More than 23 million students begin new school year in Vietnam.
Hanoi's Peaceful Beauty During the National Holiday
Hanoi is more peaceful and quiet during national holidays with fewer people and less noise.
Art Activities Mark August Revolution and National Day Abroad
Art, together with music, is a bridge connecting the souls and hearts of peoples.
President Ho Chi Minh Remembered on National Day
Overseas Vietnamese paid respect to President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day.
Vietnam News Today (Sep. 3): Vietnam Wishes to Collaborate with UN in Digital Transformation
Vietnam News Today (Sep. 3): Covid-19 caseload falls to over 1,500, one death reported in Hanoi; Vietnam wishes to collaborate with UN in digital transformation: ambassador; Google Doodle celebrates Vietnam's National Day with mythical bird image; Vietnam holds mass wedding for 100 couples on National Day.
Vietnam's 77th National Day Observed Overseas
Vietnam's August Revolution and National Day (September 2) are being celebrated overseas
Int'l Leaders Congratulate Vietnam on National Day
Leaders of the US, Laos, China, Cambodia, Cuba, Russia, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), India and ASEAN countries have sent telegrams and letters to congratulate Vietnam on its 77th National Day.
Vietnam's National Day Celebrated in Turkey
On the occasion of National Day, the Vietnamese Embassy in Turkey arranged a Vietnam corner to display coconut, green and black tea products of domestic enterprises.
Vietnam and RoK Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Diplomatic Ties
The Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK on August 26 held a ceremony to celebrate the 77th anniversary of Vietnam's National Day and the 30th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the RoK.
Cambodian Official: Vietnam Grown in All Spheres Over the Past 77 Years
The Consulate General of Vietnam in the Cambodian province of Preah Sihanouk held a ceremony to celebrate Vietnam's 77th National Day (September 2).
August Revolution, National Day of Vietnam Celebrated Abroad
Vietnam's embassies held ceremonies to mark the anniversary of Vietnam's August Revolution and National Day (Sept. 2).
Where to Seek Adventure in Vietnam for National Day?
Are you searching for a place to go for National Day? Take a look at the following destinations in Vietnam for your itinerary.
Foreign Embassies Support Vietnam's Covid Fight on National Day
Two foreign embassies support Vietnam's Covid fight on the country's National Day (September 2).
Vietnamese Community in South Africa Pay Tributes to President Ho Chi Minh on National Day
Due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the distancing regulations of the host country, the flag raising ceremony and incense offering ceremony were held neatly and solemnly at the embassy headquarters in Pretoria.
Vietnam's Flag Raised in San Francisco On National Day
The event highlights the contributions of the local authority in promoting relations between the two countries.
Swiss Party of Labour marks Vietnam's National Day
The Swiss Party of Labour held a ceremony on September 21 to celebrate 75th anniversary of Vietnam's National Day.
Exhibition featuring land and people of Vietnam held in several Romania's localities
The Vietnamese Embassy in Romania held a photo exhibition in Bucharest on September 18 to introduce the history, people and nation of Vietnam on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Vietnam's National Day (September 2).
Citizens gather at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to attend flag raising ceremony on National Day
This morning, a lot of people were present at Uncle Ho's mausoleum from 6 am to attend the flag-raising ceremony on the National Day of September 2.
US Secretary of State Pompeo congratulates Vietnam on National Day
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo congratulated Vietnam on the country's National Day (September 2).
Vietnam News Today (Jan. 29): Quang Ninh: Cross-border trading with China resumed after Tet; Hanoi in the world's top three culinary destinations: Tripadvisor; Intertwined opportunities, challenges for Vietnam's economy in 2023; Supermarkets, traditonal markets gradually resume normal operations amid abundant supply.
Annual Tree Planting Programme Launched for Green Vietnam
Paris Peace Accords: a Brilliant Milestone and Decisive Victory of Vietnamese Revolution

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Loved this story! Reminded me when I would go metal detecting with my youngest son. Now I'm waiting to take my grandson. He's 4 yrs. old. I'm can't wait to get him digging and hunting for treasures!
It's A GREAT Way To Bond!
Doug, your story is heart warming. Thanks.
MD'ing is a great way to bond with family members, especially the younger ones. I loved your story, and your little girl is a cutie!


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It's a Trap!
Dennis Chapham
It might be a trap!
"Dadvice", after you needed it
If you're reading this, it's probably too late. But maybe it's not, and that's why you're here.
The DadLands goal is to create a support and entertainment network for parents, especially the dads out there. We all have questions. From childcare, to nutrition and fitness, dealing with teens or toddlers (or both!), screen time, cooking dinners, what to watch… you get the idea. When presented with a situation you've never encountered before, you don't get to hit the pause button on parenting – do your research and ask questions – and then make the appropriate call. You act in the moment, and then (if you're anything like me) for the rest of your life you dwell on it.
We are many!
Monday Morning QuarterDad (MMQD)
Each week, dads participating in the DadLands Group on Facebook ask the community many questions. The beauty of the group is that dads who are "new to the game" can get responses from more seasoned dads, those that have "been there, done that". Monday Morning QuarterDad (MMQD) is our weekly advice column, where I take a compelling and/or important question asked in the group, and ANONYMOUSLY repurpose it here. Organizing the advice and responses into an easy to read blurb. Some of it may be obvious and rational, but if it was asked – others may be asking the same thing. Not all need to apply!
This week's question comes from "Billy Bob DiCaprio", and he asks, "My wife recently decided to re-paint our living room. She picked three colors and asked for my advice. When I told her I like the more light green of the three, she says 'Well that's not the one I was envisioning, how about we go with the cream one.' IF she already picked the color, why is she asking me in the first place?! Is it a game to her?"
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Look, "Billy", unless you are the Director of Pigments (why not?) at BASF, there are only two reasons your wife is asking you about paint samples and colors. Let's back up even further, any time your wife asks for your opinion on anything, and you're not a qualified expert or do that thing for a living, it's because of these two reasons.
The first reason is that you're still a partnership. In sickness and in health, you got married and you need to make these decisions together. Even if her mind is made up and she picked (and will get!) the color she wants. But she also wants you to participate. Don't ask her why she asked you in the first place, if she already knew. Don't say you don't care, even if you most likely don't. Just participate. It makes her feel like you're on a team instead of her coaching all the time.
A good response is, "I think the greenish one is nice, but what do you think?" And let her keep going with her already established plans. You're going to build good communication channels, and when it comes to making a decision on something you care about – such as what sports to put your kid in once he's old enough – hopefully she's reciprocal and let's you handle that one. BUT! You should still ask for her opinion. Participate!
It is most likely a trap.
The other reason is that, of course, it's a trap.
Because if you both technically agree on a color, and it ends up being the wrong one – clashing with the sofa, she's not the only one responsible for that decision and you can share the blame. It makes her feel safer in the choice she's making. And isn't that one of the reasons you're together in the first place, to provide each other mental safety nets when everything else is falling apart?
"The cream one was my second choice, you could almost say 1A. It's a great color, let's roll with it." And you're going to roll with it. With a roller. Good luck!
Need advice? Submit your MMQD questions to: The Dads and we'll address it in future editions.
First time father, husband, and human.


Walking around Bermuda, you will see many houses constructed from white limestone brick and amazing weathered limestone pillars edging the white sandy bays. Some visitors may not realize that the island is actually standing on an extinct black, basalt rock volcano.
Bermuda originated 110 million years ago when intense geological activity along the junction of the European and American tectonic plates formed a massive basalt rock volcano (seamount) in the mid-Atlantic Ocean. Over time, the submerged seamount, which was in shallow, warm water with plenty of light, attracted reef-building corals that settled on the extinct volcano and thrived.
As sea levels rose, and the seamount eroded, reef-building corals grew on top of one another to be close to the light. As more coral grew, the crushed coral skeletons ground down into sand, which was compacted under pressure and gradually become solid limestone rock in a process called lithificaiton. This process is ongoing, with limestone rock from this 'old reef' forming the island of Bermuda and the base of its fringing reef, which we have been surveying for the last week.
Coral reefs in Bermuda provide vital protection for the coastline, a food source for residents and jobs in the tourism and fishing industries. The coral reefs of Bermuda have played a central role in creating the island 'atoll' and even in bringing the first people to the area!


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The Commodification of Intellectual Property, and You!
I recently attended a lecture by professor Bruce Ziff, of the University of Alberta Law School, where he described what he termed as his only original academic idea. He posited that the reason we as a society are so restrictive about property rights is because it is basically impossible to extinguish property rights that have already been recognized, therefore the courts are very reluctant to recognize new ones.
The lecture got me thinking about how intellectual property fits into the scheme of recognizing "new" property; as intellectual property is the quintessential form of "new" property and is very quickly being commodified into new de-facto categories of property.
Has the commodification of intellectual property in general created a backlash whereby new arenas of communal rights such as the creative commons have sprung up in response to this phenomenon, or have we entered a new horizon of property law, where intellectual property rights will be recognized despite Professor Ziff's hypothesis?
It can be argued that society is waking up to the commodification of the new frontiers of property. New institutions such as the creative commons and the movement towards organic food provide us with a countervail to the commercialization and exploitation of some of the "new" forms of property described above.
However the question remains, what is best for the individual and the consumer?
On the one hand it is easy to argue for the "righteous" individual. The individual that buys organically grown foods, uses the creative commons and shuns corporations (which are necessarily evil).
I argue though that it is not black and white. Taking Professor Ziff's "only original idea" as fact, that once new forms of property are established and recognized it is near impossible to reverse them, there appears a positive side to the commodification of new forms of property. Allowing the patenting new strains of wheat that are less resistant to adverse weather and yield more harvestable crops provides opportunity for those in the third world who go to sleep at night hungry to possibly sleep with full bellies. The placing of digital rights management on music and movies provides incentives for artists to keep on producing quality work with less fear of their work being bootlegged. And the commodification of personal information on the Internet, if the information is voluntarily divulged, provides incentive for individuals to make new connections in their lives with companies maintaining an incentive to develop new technology to make this even easier.
Maybe the new frontier of property is not really new, and the fear of the irreversibility of new types of property is not really a valid one. With every new advance in technology throughout history, there has always come new challenges how to effectively protect the advance from copycats and secure the rights to the advance so that profits may follow, and incentives for more advances are created.
So, while joining the creative commons and buying organic are definitely backlashes against what might be the hyper-commodification, and establishment, of new forms of property, there must also be perspective that both viewpoints can live in harmony. If someone doesn't buy organics it doesn't mean that they don't care for the environment, just as if one does it doesn't mean that they are against finding new options to alleviate hunger. The backlash to the commodification of new forms of property is natural. So, go out and buy your brand name organics, but please do it while listening to the newest indie band on you iPod after having lunch with the new guy/girl you just met on Facebook, because although it is tough to abolish property rights that have been recognized, it is also futile to fight the tide of the "new" intellectual property rights that will drive our economy in the 21st century.
The proposition raised by Professor Ziff with respect to recognizing new property rights is an interesting one. While I agree with Jamie's point that commodifying new forms of property is not intrinsically a negative development in Canadian law, I do not think that it is necessarily an inevitable one. There is arguably a strong line or reasoning that suggests the differences between intellectual property and "tangible" property (real property and chattels) warrant relatively limited proprietary protections for IP.
Firstly, IP is not inherently scarce in the sense that tangible property is. Traditional property rationales assert that legal protection should be stronger where commodities are scarcer because scarce objects are inherently valuable and difficult or impossible to replace. IP, which is not inherently scarce, thus does not warrant full proprietary protections.
Secondly, there cannot be "theft" of IP in the traditional sense, since making a copy of a book does not deprive the copyright owner of the original work. IP is inherently non-exclusive whereas tangible property is inherently exclusive. Therefore extending stronger proprietary rights to IP may be unjustifiable under traditional property law rationales because IP cannot be stolen.
While there is some existing uneasiness regarding increased proprietary rights for IP, this apprehension seems particularly justified in light of Professor Ziff's theory. If there is uncertainty now about what legal rights IP should attract, the fact that it is essentially impossible to extinguish property rights once recognized strongly suggests added caution in granting additional proprietary protections for IP.


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My first assignment was on the USS PC 1214 which I boarded at Coco Solo Naval Base in the Panama Canal Zone. I was sent to the naval base in New Orleans to await transportation tot Coco Solo. Transportation was aboard an LST, which I boarded about 50 miles above New Orleans on the Mississippi where it was loading ammunition. When te loading was finished we set sail down the river on our way to Panama. It was delightful sitting on deck observing the sights on the river bank.
Bill Talks about his assignment aboard USS PC 1214....
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And then it happened. We passed New Orleans and entered the ocean. The flat-bottomed LST started rolling and pitching. I suddenly got a very queasy feeling in the stomach which wouldn't go away. After about two days I got used to [sic] and never had a bout of sea sickness thereafter.
At Coco Solo I was assigned to the PC 1214 which was one of a flotilla of patrol ships doing convoy duty in the Carribean Sea. When the merchant ships came through the canal a convoy was formed and we took them up to Guantanamo Bay, where another convoy was formed to take them to whatever East coast port. There were ships waiting that had arrived from East coast ports to be escorted to the canal. A convoy was formed and we returned to Coco Solo. By the time we got there another group of ships was waiting to be convoyed.
Crew of the USS PC 1214
A PC is 173 feet long with a beam of about 20 feet. It had a crew of 65 men and five officers. It had a 3 inch fifty gun on the foredeck, several batteries of 20 and 40 MM machine guns, depth charge racks and Y guns.
At first I was disappointed to be assigned to such a small ship which was facetiously called part of the "donald duck" Navy. However, eventually I got to know everybody aboard and the comeraderie was good.
Upon finishing quartermaster school I did not yet get a rating but was known as a quartermaster striker. At sea I was a helmsman and lookout and signal man. In port I was part of the maintenance work force, scrubbed decks, chipped paint and handled lines.
While aboard the 1214 we had some pings on the sonar but never encountered a German Sub. They may have come close enough to take a look at the convoy and then decided that they couldn't get in position to launch a successful torpedo and scampered away.
On one occasion we set sail to Limon, a small fishing village on the coast of Costa Rica. When we arrived the captain went ashore with an attaché case. He returned about an hour later and we returned to Panama. Nobody ever knew what that was all about. We suspect that he carried cash as a payoff to operatives we had in Central America who were looking for fueling bases that we suspected the Germans had in order to maintain the U-Boat fleet in the Carribean.
This duty was from Feb 1945 to the end of the European war in May 1945. On VE day we were out at sea under radio silence and didn't know about it until we reached port.
While on leave we tried to meet girls, went to dance halls, movies and beerjoints.
I was never in actual combat or even near a Naval battle. The only time we fired our guns was in target practice. My battle station on the PC was second loader on the 3"/50 deck gun. Even with cotton in my ears the noise was raucus.
After the European war was over and no more U-Boat menace, our ship was ordered to the West Coast to join the Pacific fleet. We were to be converted from an anti-submarine vessel to an anti-aircraft vessel. Depth charge racks and Y-guns were removed and more 20 and 40MM guns added. We had this work done at a shipyard in Oakland, just across the bay from San Francisco. While there, the war ended and the ship was ordered back to the East Coast to be put in mothballs in the St. John River in Jacksonville.
On VJ day I was aboard the PC in San Francisco Bay. I had duty that day, so I couldn't go ashore on liberty. I think the news came over the radio about 8PM local time. The crew members who were ashore said San Francisco became party central. I had liberty the next day and the party was still going on.
While we were in Oakland getting the PC overhauled, the Captain decided he wanted to get married and had his fiancee travel from Minneapolis. The Captain and all officers left the ship for the wedding. Since the crew was left alone somebody poured a fifth of bourbon in the coffee urn thinking that the officers wouldn't return to late in the afternoon. While we were seated in the mess compartment drinking coffee royals, the wedding party returned on their way to the reception. The bride wanted to see the ship. He took her to the mess and while there she said she would like a cup of coffee. We all cringed at that. She took the coffee and drank it and never said a word.
Before the ship set out to Jacksonville I was transferred to the Naval Base on Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay for further assignment. While waiting for reassignment I was put on Shore Patrol duty in San Francisco. I had many eventful nights keeping order as hordes of sailors came ashore from long term duty in the Pacific.
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Q: How does JUnit process the @Before annotation I was looking at Java's Reflection feature and got to know about the proxy pattern used for the purpose to write annotation processors. Is there a similar @Before class annotation processor written inside org.junit package? I tried finding it but couldn't locate the exact class which does this job.

A: It depends on what you mean. The term "annotation processor" often refers to a plugin that runs during the compilation phase to generate code based on annotations. In this case, however, the @Before, @After, and @Test annotations can be trivially processed at runtime simply by invoking Class.getMethods() to retrieve the list of methods on the test class, and then using Method.getAnnotation() or Method.getDeclaredAnnotations() to inspect the annotations on the methods of that class to find the methods with those annotations.

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SB360 CAPITAL PARTNERS UNVEIL NEW LIQUIDATION AND ASSET REALIZATION PLATFORM
Written by Gary Robinson, April 13th, 2018
(NEW YORK, New York) – April 13, 2018 – Two of America's leading asset disposition firms, SB Capital Group, LLC, and 360 Merchants Solutions, LLC, announced today they formed a new entity, SB360 Capital Partners ("SB360") to jointly operate their businesses. SB360 is an affiliate of the Schottenstein Family of Companies.
In addition to liquidation and asset realization services, SB360 provides financing solutions for mid-market companies, and advisory services for retail and wholesale businesses and lenders. Other business units of SB360 focus on real estate advisory and commercial real estate investments, as well as operating SBC Logistics' Asset Recovery Center in Columbus, Ohio.
SB360 operates from offices in New York, Boston, Columbus, and Los Angeles. The Company is managed by Scott Bernstein and Stephen G. Miller. Mr. Bernstein was President of SB Capital Group, and Mr. Miller was President and CEO of 360 Merchant Solutions. SB360 is privileged to have Jay Schottenstein serve as Chairperson.
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A Beginner's Guide to Craps
Finding the Craps table at any casino is easy—it's always the rowdiest table around. For the most part, everyone wins together and loses together, creating comradery between Craps players. The fast-paced nature of the Craps game can be intimidating at first, but with a bit of guidance, you should be able to nail down the basic Craps casino rules and start playing the casino tables of a Craps game online.
The goal of Craps is to place bets and then roll the dice, with hope that the play outcome will match what's needed to win your play bets. Typically, the casino Craps players around the play table take turns being the dice shooter. But when you play online, casino Craps games are structured a bit differently, making you the shooter every single time, so there's no waiting around the Craps table for what's arguably the best part of the game.
As for the real money bets, there are plenty of different ones to choose from, and some are more popular than others. We'll explain how to place basic Craps bets and which ones are the easiest to start with. By the end, you'll be familiar with the most common casino Craps real money bets and be ready to play online Craps like a pro.
How to Place Bets and Roll the Dice
In online casino Craps games, some money play bets need to be placed at the start of the Craps game round, while others can be wagered throughout the Craps game round. The ones that need to be placed at the start of the round include the Pass and Don't Pass Lines (more on these shortly). Other play bets, like the Come and Don't Come bets, become accessible only if a Point is established. And finally, one-roll bets like proposition bets, are available at any time, as they're simply a wager on what the following roll will be.
No matter which of these you're pursuing, the process is the same: Simply drop chips on the bets outlined on the table and click or tap "ROLL" to roll the dice.
Getting Started with Craps
A casino game round of Craps begins with what's known as the come-out roll. This initial roll can lead to another round, or can conclude right away—it depends on the play outcome. Rolling a 2, 3, 7, 11, or 12 concludes the round with a win, loss or tie, depending on which play bets you placed. If any other number is rolled, you progress to the Point Round, with the number rolled becoming the "Point." When a Point is established, you must roll the dice over and over until you either re-roll the Point number, or roll a 7. The Point round opens up the casino game table for more play bets.
The Easiest Bets to Place in Craps
You could get away with only ever playing the Pass Line and Don't Pass bets in casino Craps and still have a lot of fun. For that reason, we'll start with them in our online casino explanation of the different kinds of play bets available to Craps players.
Pass Bet
Pass Line betting is a good way to start learning the Craps game because it's the most basic bet you can make in Craps. Simply choose how much you want to play bet, and place the casino bet on the Pass Line located near the bottom of the board. Now let the first Craps round begin.
To start things off, you have the aforementioned come-out roll, and all that's involved is firing the play dice. If a 7 or 11 is rolled, the Pass Line bets win. If you roll a 2, 3 or 12, then that's a loss. If the number rolled is a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 (you'll see these play numbers displayed near the top of the board), then the number becomes the shooter's Point. In this play event, you'll see a white chip that says "ON" get placed on the Point number on the board to make it easier to remember. The shooter will then continue to roll the dice, hoping to re-roll the Point number because that's a win for all Pass Line bets. The Craps game turn ends when either the Point or a 7 is rolled with the dice.
Don't Pass Bet
The opposite of the Pass bet is the Don't Pass bet. If the come-out roll is a 2 or 3, you get paid real money. A 12 is a push, and a 7 or 11 is a loss.
If you've placed a Don't Pass bet, and the shooter has rolled a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10, which becomes the shooter's Point – then you're hoping that a 7 is rolled before the Point number is re-rolled; this results in a real money payout for all Don't Pass bets.
When you place a Come bet, you're essentially starting a mini round with a secondary come-out roll. The Come bet, which is very similar to the Pass Line bet, becomes available during the Point round. Upon placing it, the very next roll will be like a come-out roll in that it will pay if you land a 7 or 11, and lose if you land a 2, 3, or 12. All other outcomes establish the Come Point. In the Come Point Round, you must land the Come Point number as opposed to rolling a 7.
The Don't Come is available once a Point has been established. It follows the same rules as the Don't Pass Line bet, but exists within its own mini round. After you place a Don't Come bet, the following roll becomes a second come-out roll as far as that Don't Come bet is concerned. If you roll a 2 or 3, you win. If you roll a 7 or 11, you lose. A 12 is a tie. Other outcomes establish a Come Point. To win in the Come Point Round, you must roll a 7 as opposed to re-rolling the Point number.
Other Simple Craps Bets
The field is a simple way to add more real money bets to your Craps betting portfolio.
Field Bet
Above the Pass Line on the Craps board, you'll see the Field bar with the numbers 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, and 12. You'll also see the words "double" over the 2, and "triple" over the 12. If you place your bet on the field bar, then you'll get paid out at 1:1 if 3, 4, 9, 10 or 11 is rolled, and you'll be paid double your bet if a 2 is rolled and triple if a 12 is rolled.
How to Place Multiple Bets at Once
There are a couple of real money bets that complement each other on the Craps casino table. For example, the odds bets are designed to bolster the Pass Line and Don't Pass bets. In order to get both of the bets on the board, you first place the Pass and Don't Pass bets, and then, if a Point is established, you can put money on the Odds, which win and lose alongside their primary bet, but pay out at a better rate.
These Craps bets scratch the surface of Craps, but there are many more casino bets that you can experiment with once you get your feet wet in Ignition's online casino. Try playing a few practice rounds with the Pass Line and Don't Pass Line to get a feel for the Craps casino game, and once you feel comfortable, you can begin to branch out and try different bets with real money. Soon enough, you'll go from learning the casino game to teaching others how to play Craps.


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A Medalha de Campanha das Filipinas (ou da Campanha Filipina) é uma medalha das Forças Armadas dos Estados Unidos que foi criada para denotar o serviço de militares dos EUA na Guerra Filipino-Americana entre os anos de 1899 e 1913. Embora seja uma única medalha de serviço, a Medalha de Campanha das Filipinas foi emitida sob critérios separados para o Exército e a Marinha.

A Medalha da Campanha das Filipinas foi um prêmio separado da Medalha Congressional Filipina, que era uma medalha do Exército concedida por serviços especiais prestados durante a Guerra Filipino-Americana.

Prêmios estabelecidos em 1905
Condecorações militares dos Estados Unidos

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Sylvia Sanchez Portrays Her Dream Role In Jesusa
by STARRING ENTERTAINMENT at April 05, 2019
One of the veteran actors who always leaves a remarkable act, whether it's on teleserye or the big screen. Some of her roles that made a mark to televiewers are Sonya in Hanggang Saan and Mina Eduque in the movie Mama's Girl.
In a pocket interview that I have attended last year with Ms. Sylvia Sanchez, she was asked if there's a role that she wanted to portray since she already did most of the roles. She excitedly said that she wanted to challenge herself and wishes to do a role of a drug addict mother.
It's a dream come true role/project for Ms. Sylvia this year 2019, she will be seen on a big screen with the film JESUSA.
It is already now showing, her role is about a woman who is addicted to prohibited drugs.
Below are some photos of JESUSA Film
ESUSA is an official entry to Sinag Maynila Film Festival. The film opens on April 4, 2019. Please see below for screening schedules:
April 5 (Friday)
6:30pm - SM Megamall
6:30pm - Cinema 76
April 6 (Saturday)
1:30pm - SM Manila
6:30pm - Gateway (GALA NIGHT)
6:30pm - Black Maria
April 7 (Sunday)
4:00pm - Gateway
April 8 (Monday)
4:00pm - SM North
April 9 (Tuesday)
9:00pm - SM Mega


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As American cities look for new ways to use technology and partner with companies to create more appealing and efficient urban environments, innovative new concepts are coming to the forefront. At Tuesday's Inclusive Smart Cities Summit, hosted by the Washington D.C. Economic Partnership, speakers pitched topics from smart office environments to public-private transportation solutions to job training programs. Here are five of the best ideas we heard.
Discussions about smart cities often focus on public spaces, but with how much time people spend in the office, FIN Digital founder Rakia Finley said work environments are increasingly becoming more automated and efficient.
FIN Digital's office uses sensors and data analytics to automate tasks that otherwise take up valuable time and keep people from working together. Employees have smart buttons on their desk for clocking in and out, ordering coffee and other small tasks that might otherwise distract them.
"Because we've taken what you would be looking at your computer and phone to do, we talk to each other more," Finley said. "We collaborate more and laugh together more ... What our smart office does is allows us to get back in the conversation."
WeWork also aims to foster more conversation, but Eastern Region General Manager Dave McLaughlin said it uses smart office design to achieve that. In offices that have wide hallways, people can walk by each other with their eyes on their phones and not notice each other, but WeWork has begun to design narrower hallways to force more interaction.
"In a little bit narrower hallway we look up, we make eye contact, chances are we smile, and then when I see you over at the beer keg we chat," McLaughlin said. "This is how space can serve those goals of creating community and collaboration."
If a city wants to land a major company like Amazon to boost its economy, it needs to first focus on developing a smarter workforce.
Amazon Web Services Senior Manager Ken Eisner said cities need to improve their educational systems and job training programs, and the first step is the willingness to admit that change is needed. Once they have done that, he said cities and educational institutions should look to create more partnerships with industries for workforce training initiatives.
Eisner suggested industries help design curriculums so students are prepared for jobs, creating more project-based assignments in education that mirror specific jobs and creating more access to apprenticeships and internships to give students real-world experience.
He praised initiatives in Michigan, Kentucky and D.C. as successful models of how cities can partner with industries on job training.
"D.C. provides a fertile environment for this because of the concentration of tech companies, because of stuff like this focus on inclusion," Eisner said. "Having a mayor's workforce devoted to tech and innovation and inclusion I think is a really bright point. That partnership between government, education and industry, and a willingness to do that at large, I think is vital."
As people use multiple modes of transportation to get around a city, having different ways to pay for each one can create major inefficiencies. Rand Corp. Senior Policy Analyst Liisa Ecola suggested creating a single payment card that could be used for Metro, buses, ride-sharing, bike-sharing and any other form of public transportation. She pointed to systems in Singapore and London that have successfully integrated all transportation modes onto one form of payment.
"We talk a lot about the idea of trying to be as seamless as possible in the future, and that is one way to really reduce those pain points as you transfer across modes of transportation," Ecola said.
In addition to being more efficient, this type of payment would also be more equitable. While technologies like smartphones and credit cards may seem ubiquitous, Ecola said formulating transit options around them leaves out a segment of the population that does not have the money or digital literacy. If people could load a card with cash at a gas station and then use it for any type of transportation, Ecola said more people would be able to take advantage of the transportation innovations that have made it easier to get around the city.
After ride-sharing apps like Lyft and car-sharing services like Car2Go burst onto the scene, cities scrambled to bring their policies up to speed with the new transportation options. Now most cities have begun to embrace these services and see advantages to partnering with them.
One-quarter of all Lyft rides occur within 100 meters of a train station, Lyft Director of Federal Government Relations Lauren Belive said. She sees Lyft as a last-mile service that will not replace systems like Metro, but can be the last leg of a trip for someone who lives outside of walking distance to a station.
"We think about people who don't necessarily own a car that have to walk an extra mile to the bus stop or the Metro, that's a real pain point for a lot of people," Belive said. "We're looking to strengthen every day to be a true complement to transit."
Many cities have begun pilot systems to subsidize Lyft rides as a last-mile extension of public transit, Belive said. In one pilot in Colorado, she said the average Lyft ride home from the train was $6, compared to the $21 it cost under the dial-to-ride service the city previously used.
Services that people use to get around the city create mountains of data that can be helpful to cities. Car2Go General Manager Aaron Landry said the car-sharing company has begun sharing its data with the D.C. Department of Transportation, without identifying individual users, so the city can evaluate transportation patterns.
"There is a lot of data you can gleam from trips, but there's also a lot more from how vehicles are taking up real estate or street space," Landry said. "That's one of the things we've been working on with the District."
Former DDOT Director Gabe Klein, now founder of CityFi, said when he was working for the District he created an agreement where Car2Go pays for parking up front to make the system easier to use for drivers and to keep the company accountable for how much street space it occupies. He said he envisions partnerships forming with Uber and Lyft to put a price on the amount of time their drivers spend curbside.
Klein advocated for public-private partnerships not just for car-sharing apps, but also to help fix D.C.'s Metro system. He pointed to European cities that have created successful transit systems by allowing the private sector to handle operation of the systems so cities can focus on the bigger picture.
"We need more synergy between public and private," Klein said. "Metro should think more about being an arbiter and aggregator of all the transportation options rather than focusing so much on day-to-day service ... We need to get more innovative."


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One Less Reason to Watch Television (Again)
Lately, it seems as if I'm pretty much the very last person to know what's what. Case in point, I only just this afternoon learned that HBO canceled Deadwood...back in May. The following is quoted from the Wikipedia Deadwood entry:
On May 13, 2006, HBO confirmed it has opted not to pick up the options of the actors, which were set to expire on June 11, 2006. This means that there will likely be no fourth season with the current cast as it stands, though HBO has stressed that the show is not cancelled and talks regarding its future are ongoing. The chance of the show returning in its current state of cast and crew, however, is small.
On June 5, 2006, HBO and creator David Milch agreed to have two two-hour telefilms in place of a fourth season, after Milch declined a short-order of 6 episodes. This is because in the show's original form, each season was only a few days, with each episode being one day, in the town of Deadwood. The final two-hour format will release these time restraints and allow for a broader narrative to finish off the series.
What the fuck?! This means that tonight's episode will be the last regular episode, and I know it's going to end with a cliffhanger, and I'm having some serious fucking Farscape flashbacks: A brilliant series is canceled in the middle of a story, then allowed the chance to "wrap up" with a partial season, but will be finishing with a mini-series instead, which, I can guarantee, will not be equal to the task. Four hours?! Am I the only person who was labouring under the impression that Deadwood was a hit? I suppose that I should take some cold comfort from the fact that so many of the artists whom I admire are commercial failures. At least I'm consistent.
As Bruce Cockburn said so long ago, "If I had a rocket launcher..."
At least Serenity won a Hugo.
Postscript: My very grateful thanks to David Kirkpatrick ( corucia), whose generosity has made it possible for me to renew the domain registration for Nebari.net. Whether or not it will remain online past September 6th, I cannot yet say. But I do hope so.
Second Postscript (8:43 p.m.): This article from The New York Times answers a lot of my questions regarding the end of Deadwood. It also reveals many more parallels in the forces behind the demise of Milch's masterpiece and Farscape than I'd actually expected.
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laudre
I never did get into Deadwood, myself, though what I've heard has it on my list for when I'm done with other stuff.
Still, I've got a bad taste in my mouth, years later, over what happened to Farscape. I still maintain that it was the best SF show made yet, though I haven't seen any of the new Battlestar Galactica since the original miniseries.
scarletboi
This season of Deadwood is also easily the best of the series.
It is tragic (and I mean that in the truest sense) that we are having what is likely the best-written television show presented in any genre taken from us now. I would have preferred at least one more season to give them the time they need to wrap things up correctly.
I've had enough time to get used to the idea of the movies. And I'm glad the show is going out on the top of its game, instead of foundering for a few seasons and only finding its stride again in the last few episodes, like Alias did.
HBO and Showtime seem to be dead set on making themselves irrelevant to me.
tjcrowley
We are addicted to Deadwood as well, so you're not alone. I heard all this a month or so ago -- one of our neighbors is friends with David Milch.
My impression was that he only planned for three seasons of it and the two telemovies are what HBO talked him into in lieu of a fourth season.
grymm_tidings
I don't have HBO, but I've gotten into a few of their shows through DVD via netflix. I loved the first 2 seasons of Deadwood, and await the third season release to DVD with a sense of bitter-sweetness. Knowing it will be the last true season sucks. I'll take the additional movies if nothing else, but damn, what a shame.
Have you watched Rome on HBO? I just finished the first season DVD collection, and while it was totally different from Deadwood's style and language I thought it was wonderful, and hope the 2nd season comes to DVD quick.
I'm also a Farscape fan, and a fan of Firefly, so I sympathize with you on both counts.
-A.J.
headhouse
Crud. I don't have cable (or TV, for the most part), but Deadwood is one of only three shows I've ever made a point of watching as soon as possible, either with limewire of buy buying the DVDs when they came out. Firefly and West Wing were the other two, both primarily for the fun way of scripting lines that they had, and only West Wing got to play out. There's definitely a pattern forming here.
Thanks for the news. I wouldn't have heard about it for a while otherwise, I think.
"of buy" = "or by". Heckuva typo, there. Grah.
elmocho
And a Nebula, for the screenplay. I was there. Joss wasn't. Dammit.
brokensymmetry
Whether or not it will remain online past September 6th, I cannot yet say. But I do hope so.
Did you get the email about the test site I put up?
from_ashes
HBO are idiots, obviously. The whole thing with Milch is that they wanted him to start working on another show about... surfers instead of doing a 4th season of Deadwood.
Just read about that in the NY Times... surfers... yep. HBO obviously has lost their mind.
kennydoogs
"Deadwood" is by far the best work of drama on t.v. It sucks ass that it's getting cancelled, but at least it's going out on top, at the height of its creativity.
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I'm praying that you are feeling better….
Well that sum's it up. Hang in there, you are in our thoughts.
I am praying for you….please give your mom a hug for me..tell Mel I think and pray for him every time I'm on the road to work and see a Genzink Plumbing truck.
And Lindy, God puts you and your family on my mind often every day and we talk. He loves you.
Praying you have a wonderful summer day!


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Opera Colorado presents the Rocky Mountain Regional Premiere of Daniel Catán's masterpiece Florencia en el Amazonas
By Chip Michael - February 10, 2012
Four performances:
Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Friday, March 30, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 2:00 pm
Where: All performances take place at The Ellie Caulkins Opera House at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis Streets in downtown Denver.
Tickets: $20, $50, $70, $95, $150
Tickets available online at OperaColorado.org or by phone at 800.982.ARTS
Special discounts for groups of 10 or more: 303.468.2030
Opera Colorado announces the Rocky Mountain regional premiere Florencia en el Amazonas, the first Spanish language opera in the company's history. The opera was created in homage to the work of Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia-Márquez and tells of an opera singer's epic journey on the Amazon River to find her lost love. The company has scheduled four performances at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, March 24 through April 1. The opera will be performed in Spanish with English and Spanish electronic subtitles at every seat.
"Florencia undertakes a journey that will bring her back to her origins," said composer Daniel Catán of the central character in his opera. "It is, I believe, the story of the return journey that we all undertake at a certain point in our lives...the moment when we look back at what we once dreamed of becoming, and then confront what we have now become."
The story concerns the great opera singer Florencia Grimaldi who embarks on a journey down the Amazon to the opera house in Manaus where she hopes to meet Cristóbal, the lover she left behind long ago. As Cristóbal searches for the rare butterfly known as the Emerald Muse, Florencia searches for the meaning in her life- a life filled with the glamour of the stage, but empty at its core. Through the arduous journey down the exotic river, Florencia seeks to achieve a mystical reunion with her former lover.
Inspired by literary works of Gabriel Garcia-Márquez and other great Latin American writers, the opera is colored by musical influences from the great European opera composers. Florencia en el Amazonas was a hit when it debuted at Houston Grand Opera in 1996. It has subsequently enchanted audiences across the country, including performances at Los Angeles and Seattle operas. Opera Colorado's all new production of the work will be a dramatic re-imagining by director José Maria Condemi and designer Phillip Lienau. The setting will be highly influenced by the lush tropical landscape of the Amazon and by the magic realism Latin American literature is known for. Video projections by designer Aaron Rhyne will enhance the magical setting of the opera.
"This will be a very special opera for our audiences and for Colorado," said opera General Director Greg Carpenter. "Not only is this Opera Colorado's first Spanish language opera, it signals the next step in my artistic vision that includes both the beloved standards and new masterpieces."
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Bolton Set For Blues Comeback
Defender likely to feature against Crawley
Photo: Simon Davies
James Bolton is likely to make his comeback in the Leasing.com Trophy on Tuesday night.
Pompey begin their defence of the silverware won at Wembley back in March when they host Crawley in a Southern Group B fixture.
An ankle problem has restricted the right-back to just 37 minutes of competitive action since his summer switch from Shrewsbury.
Blues boss Kenny Jackett said: "James and Sean (Raggett) have both had disrupted pre-seasons and need the games.
"It's a good chance for James to play for us and get to the level of form that we know he's capable of producing."
"We've got this one and then also Doncaster in the Premier League Cup the following week, which is useful.
"It's a good chance for James to play for us and get to the level of form that we know he's capable of producing."
Oli Hawkins and Ryan Williams have both returned to training, but are unlikely to start against Crawley.
Meanwhile, Bryn Morris is set to see a specialist in Ireland about an ongoing stomach problem that has seen him sidelined for the start of the season.
Portsmouth vs Crawley Town on 03 Sep 19


Creating a User Centered Environment. What DO Our Patrons Want?
Abstract: TLA 2009 Conference Program Abstract: Libraries have often been criticized for making policies that are library-centric. How can we reach out to patrons to provide services and create the policies that they need and not just what we want.